Social Cognition and Aging
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Table of contents
- Contentsv
- Contributorsxv
- Forewordxvii
- Chapter 1. The Social Cognitive Perspective and the Study of Aging1
- The Social Cognitive Perspective2
- Social Cognition and Aging4
- Aging and Social Cognition7
- Organization of this Book8
- References12
- Section I: Focus on Self15
- Chapter 2. The Sense Of Control And Cognitive Aging: Toward A Model Of Mediational Processes17
- Introduction17
- The Effects of Beliefs on Cognitive Performance19
- The Effects of Cognitive Performance on Control Beliefs32
- A Conceptual Model of the Relationship between Sense of Control and Cognitive Aging35
- Summary and Conclusions37
- References38
- Chapter 3. Beliefs About Memory and Aging43
- Introduction43
- Implicit Theories of Memory and Aging45
- Self-Referent Memory Beliefs52
- Implicit Theories and Self-Referent Beliefs54
- Attributions about Memory Task Performance56
- Control Beliefs, Strategy Use, and Attributions about Memory Performance58
- Summary and Conclusions64
- References66
- Chapter 4. Memory Self-Efficacy in Its Social Cognitive Context69
- What Is Memory Self-Efficacy?70
- Status and Critique of Memory Self-Efficacy Research76
- Future Research Directions89
- References91
- Chapter 5. Possible Selves in Adulthood: Incorporating Teleonomic Relevance into Studies of the Self97
- Theoretical Framework99
- Feed-Forward Processes100
- Overview of Studies101
- Methodological Issues in the Measurement of Possible Selves103
- Research Findings106
- Future Directions111
- Summary and Conclusions112
- References112
- Appendix: Possible Selves Questionnaire117
- Chapter 6. Sources of Resilience in the Agingself: Toward Integrating Perspectives123
- Adaptive Resources of the Self-System in Later Life: Assimilitative, Accommodative, and Immunizing P125
- Empirical Scope of the Model of Assimilative, Accommodative, and Immunizing Processes132
- Summary and Conclusions136
- References138
- Chapter 7. Auto Biographical Memory and Social Cognition: Development of the Remembered Self in Adul143
- An Outline145
- Definitions145
- Retrieval and Reconstruction148
- Organization150
- Organization and Social Cognition153
- The Distribution of Memories over Time156
- Summary and Conclusions166
- References167
- Section II: Focus on Others173
- Chapter 8. A Social Cognitive Perspective on Age Stereotypes175
- Age Stereotypes as Person Perception Schemas176
- Activation of Age Stereotypes in Interpersonal Interaction179
- Developmental Processes and Age Stereotyping186
- Summary and Conclusions190
- References191
- Chapter 9. Age and Memory: Perceptions of Forgetful Young and Older Adults197
- Seriousness of Forgetting198
- Attributions for Forgetting200
- Capability Impressions204
- Memory Opinion209
- Impression Management211
- Summary and Conclusions213
- References215
- Chapter 10. Social Schematicity and Causal Attributions219
- Development and Attributional Processing222
- Processing Resources and Attributional Processing224
- The Influence of Attitudes, Values, and Social Beliefs on Attributional Processing225
- Age Differences in Attributional Processing: Further Evidence227
- Summary and Conclusions234
- References235
- Chapter 11. Cognitive and Knowledge-Based Influences on Social Representations237
- A General Framework for Understanding Aging and Representational Processes239
- Cognitive Constraints on Representation242
- Knowledge-Based Influences on Representation253
- Summary and Conclusions257
- References260
- Section III: Focus on the Social Context: Interactions Between Self and Other265
- Chapter 12. Exploring Cognition in Interactive Situations: The Aging of N + 1 Minds267
- Stepping from Collaborative Cognition to Social Cognition268
- Why Examine Cognitive Aging in (Social) Collaborative Situations?270
- Examples of Research on Cognition in (Social) Collaborative Situations279
- Summary and Conclusions: Merging Social Cognition and Collaborative Cognition284
- References286
- Chapter 13. Moral Development in Maturity: Life-Span Perspectives on the Processes of Successful Agi291
- Introduction291
- Moral Reasoning Development in Maturity: A Review295
- Collaborating with Others to Solve Everyday Moral Problems303
- Individuals' Perspectives on Their Own Moral Development309
- Summary and Conclusions311
- References313
- Chapter 14. The Role of Time in the Setting of Social Goals Across the Life Span319
- Introduction319
- Motivation for Social Contact Throughout the Life Span321
- Traditional Theories of Social Behavior in Old Age322
- Socioemotional Selectivity Theory323
- Summary and Conclusions338
- References339
- Chapter 15. Social Cognition and a Psychological Approach to an Art of Life343
- Seven Constituent Features of a Life Perspective346
- Social Cognition and an Art of Life: Future Directions363
- References367
- Index377
Most of the research done in social cognition has been conducted with younger adults and may not be applicable to a much older population. Social Cognition and Aging provides a snapshot view of research that has been done with older adults or is directly applicable to this population. Focusing on issues of self identity, social interactions, and social perceptions, this book provides a broad overview of how aging affects one's own perceptions and actions as well as how others perceive and interact with the aged. Coverage includes such topics as self-control, memory, resilience, age stereotypes, moral development, and the "art" of living. With contributions from top researchers in both gerontology and psychology, this book is an important reference for academics and professionals alike in personality, cognition, social psychology, adult development, sociology, and gerontology.